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This wiki is readable by and intended for the general public, but the list of editors (authors) is restricted. The help information here is intended for those editors.
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'''This wiki is readable by and intended for the general public, but the list of editors (authors) is restricted. The help information here is intended for those editors.
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Consult the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
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Consult the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software. Many people find basic usage to be fairly intuitive, and the User's Guide, when necessary, is well written and accessible.
  
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;Creating a new page: To add a new page, simply edit this page, create a new link (click on the "Ab" internal link icon), and then save the edit. After saving, you can edit the new page. Example: [[new page]].  
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== General Editing ==
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* While anyone can read the wiki, you must log in to edit. Click the "Log in" button on the upper right. Only select individuals have editing privileges.
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* The Wikimedia [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing editing help page].
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* To edit a page, click the "Edit" tab near the top of the page. You'll  be shown the "markup" for the page, which you can then edit right in the web browser. Type away!
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* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
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* "Markup" is mostly just the typed up plain body text, with a few special key sequences which call out parts of the text to be typeset in a different way, e.g, in ''italics'', '''boldface''', section and subsection headings, numbered or bulleted lists, and links to pages elsewhere in the wiki or outside the wiki on the web. The easiest way to learn the markup is to find a page with an effect you'd like to copy, and then using the "Edit" tab to examine that page's markup.
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== Additional Help ==
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If you have trouble finding your "how to" answer in the User's Guide, here are a few more places to check:
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* The Wikimedia [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing editing help page]
 
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
 
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
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* This wiki can also display nice LaTex formatted equations: see [[Sample Math Formulas]].
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* This wiki can also display nice "''LaTeX''" formatted equations: see [[Help:Sample Math Formulas]]
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;More advanced site administration help:
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*More advanced site administration help
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* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
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** [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
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* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language]
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** [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
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** [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language]

Revision as of 00:18, 4 November 2013

This wiki is readable by and intended for the general public, but the list of editors (authors) is restricted. The help information here is intended for those editors.

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software. Many people find basic usage to be fairly intuitive, and the User's Guide, when necessary, is well written and accessible.

General Editing

  • While anyone can read the wiki, you must log in to edit. Click the "Log in" button on the upper right. Only select individuals have editing privileges.
  • To edit a page, click the "Edit" tab near the top of the page. You'll be shown the "markup" for the page, which you can then edit right in the web browser. Type away!
  • "Markup" is mostly just the typed up plain body text, with a few special key sequences which call out parts of the text to be typeset in a different way, e.g, in italics, boldface, section and subsection headings, numbered or bulleted lists, and links to pages elsewhere in the wiki or outside the wiki on the web. The easiest way to learn the markup is to find a page with an effect you'd like to copy, and then using the "Edit" tab to examine that page's markup.


Additional Help

If you have trouble finding your "how to" answer in the User's Guide, here are a few more places to check:

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